Hey everyone, Mike here coming from our Strongsville studio.
In today’s video, I’m going to be demonstrating a working set on our seated dip machine kind of tying in the previous two videos. So a couple key takeaways is our cadence. So you want that rep range to be from about 8 to 10 seconds depending on the machine and also the assumed objective versus the real objective.
Doesn’t matter if we can complete the reps, doesn’t matter how many reps we can get on a machine. You want to think efficiency. So, we want to get the most out of our muscles on our working set. And I’ll demonstrate how that should look.
All right. So, here’s me myself on our seated dip machine. So, keep in mind again, the assumed objective versus the real objective is to completely fatigue our muscles. So, have that mindset going into any machine to let the muscles do the work. They don’t care if you can’t get the reps at the end. So, efficiency. We’re on here for one set. Trying to get the most out of that initial startup is key. So, focus on a really good start. That way, our pace can stay consistent. Notice the path of my elbows. They’re out and they follow that same path through the range ofmotion.
First, always kind of think of that as the warmup. You’re trying to get your cadence down. You’re trying to listen to the muscles work. We’re keeping the path. We’re keeping the pace the same. So now eventually in my working set, it’s going to feel harder.
No momentum at the top. My path is the same. And just keep an eye as I start to bog down, I’m just going to increase my effort. So, don’t think momentum, just think increasing effort. That way, the pace can try to stay the same. My breathing will pick up.
It’s going to start to get a little bit harder, but again, my elbows aren’t going too close to my body. My upper back isn’t leaving that pad. I’m trying to keep everything the same. I’m stoic.
Let the muscles do the work.
